Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 33.64K people in Massachusetts with African ancestry (0.48% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Randolph Town city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.62%), followed by Lowell city (2.42%), and Leominster city (1.89%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.
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Related Topics: Massachusetts ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph Town city | 2.62 |
| 2 | Lowell city | 2.42 |
| 3 | Leominster city | 1.89 |
| 4 | Worcester city | 1.59 |
| 5 | Dedham CDP | 1.38 |
| 6 | Lynn city | 1.37 |
| 7 | Malden city | 1.24 |
| 8 | Methuen Town city | 1.09 |
| 8 | Milton CDP | 1.09 |
| 9 | Webster CDP | 1.01 |
| 10 | Quincy city | 0.94 |
| 11 | Fitchburg city | 0.91 |
| 11 | Milford CDP | 0.91 |
| 12 | Amherst Town city | 0.88 |
| 13 | Everett city | 0.86 |
| 14 | Springfield city | 0.85 |
| 15 | Attleboro city | 0.83 |
| 15 | Framingham city | 0.83 |
| 16 | Boston city | 0.78 |
| 17 | Brockton city | 0.77 |
| 18 | Barnstable Town city | 0.76 |
| 18 | Chelsea city | 0.76 |
| 19 | Pittsfield city | 0.72 |
| 20 | Waltham city | 0.68 |
| 21 | Medford city | 0.66 |
| 22 | Cambridge city | 0.55 |
| 23 | Winchester CDP | 0.51 |
| 24 | Chicopee city | 0.46 |
| 25 | Gardner city | 0.45 |
| 26 | Holbrook CDP | 0.44 |
| 26 | Somerville city | 0.44 |
| 27 | Burlington CDP | 0.42 |
| 28 | Needham CDP | 0.37 |
| 29 | Fall River city | 0.36 |
| 29 | Haverhill city | 0.36 |
| 29 | Lexington CDP | 0.36 |
| 30 | Newton city | 0.34 |
| 31 | Lawrence city | 0.30 |
| 32 | North Attleborough Town city | 0.25 |
| 32 | Saugus CDP | 0.25 |
| 32 | Watertown Town city | 0.25 |
| 33 | Belmont CDP | 0.24 |
| 33 | Bridgewater Town city | 0.24 |
| 33 | New Bedford city | 0.24 |
| 34 | Amesbury Town city | 0.23 |
| 34 | Palmer Town city | 0.23 |
| 34 | Woburn city | 0.23 |
| 35 | Wellesley CDP | 0.22 |
| 36 | Taunton city | 0.20 |
| 37 | Southbridge Town city | 0.19 |
| 37 | Swampscott CDP | 0.19 |
| 38 | Braintree Town city | 0.18 |
| 38 | Revere city | 0.18 |
| 38 | West Springfield Town city | 0.18 |
| 39 | Arlington CDP | 0.17 |
| 39 | Melrose city | 0.17 |
| 40 | Beverly city | 0.16 |
| 40 | Marlborough city | 0.16 |
| 40 | Northampton city | 0.16 |
| 41 | Salem city | 0.15 |
| 42 | Gloucester city | 0.13 |
| 43 | Stoneham CDP | 0.11 |
| 43 | Winthrop Town city | 0.11 |
| 44 | Weymouth Town city | 0.07 |
| 45 | Holyoke city | 0.06 |
| 45 | Nantucket CDP | 0.06 |
| 45 | North Adams city | 0.06 |
| 46 | Easthampton Town city | 0.01 |
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